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| Out-of-state transfers challenged |
| By KCRA3 |
| Published: 07/30/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - Three advocacy groups sued the state in San Francisco Superior Court on Tuesday to challenge the transfer of prison inmates to out-of-state institutions. The lawsuit claims the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation violated a state administrative procedures law by failing to give public notice and an opportunity for public comment on rules for implementing the program. The suit asks the court to suspend the transfers until the notice and comment procedures are followed. Ajay Krishnan, a lawyer for the groups, said, "Before an inmate in a California prison is transferred thousands of miles from his or her family, both the individual and the family are entitled to know - at a bare minimum - what rules are being applied. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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